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work English

Meaning work meaning

What does work mean?
Definitions in simple English

work Verb

— If you work, you do a job, usually for money. My father works at Microsoft. I got to work at 7:30 each morning. — If you work you are doing something that needs effort. I worked on my school paper all night long. — If somethings works it has done what it was supposed to do. If my computer didn't work I couldn't type this. I'm glad our plan worked. — How something works is how it does what it does. I would like to know more about how cars work. The rules here just do not work that way.

work Noun

— Your work is your job. — Work is effort it takes to do something. That is, its what makes you tired when you do something hard. Moving heavy logs takes a lot of work. — Work is force through a distance (force times distance). This is how much energy you used to move something. — A work is the product of something, the result of working on it. That is, its something someone has made. The painting was a great work of art. Shakespeare wrote many literary works.

work

— noun activity directed toward making or doing something she checked several points needing further work — noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey the work of an active imagination erosion is the work of wind or water over time — verb exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity I will work hard to improve my grades she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor — verb be employed Is your husband working again? My wife never worked Do you want to work after the age of 60? She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money She works as a waitress to put herself through college — verb (= act) have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought How does your idea work in practice? This method doesn't work The breaks of my new car act quickly The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water — noun (= employment) the occupation for which you are paid he is looking for employment a lot of people are out of work — verb (= go, run) perform as expected when applied The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in Does this old car still run well? This old radio doesn't work anymore — noun (= study) applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) mastering a second language requires a lot of work no schools offer graduate study in interior design — verb (= process) shape, form, or improve a material work stone into tools process iron work the metal — verb (= exercise) give a workout to Some parents exercise their infants My personal trainer works me hard work one's muscles this puzzle will exercise your mind — noun (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force work equals force times distance — verb (= make) proceed along a path work one's way through the crowd make one's way into the forest — verb operate in a certain place, area, or specialty She works the night clubs The salesman works the Midwest This artist works mostly in acrylics — verb proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity work your way through every problem or task She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived Start from the bottom and work towards the top — verb move in an agitated manner His fingers worked with tension — verb (= bring, play, wreak) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence I cannot work a miracle wreak havoc bring comments play a joke The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area — noun a place where work is done he arrived at work early today — verb cause to work he is working his servants hard — verb (= cultivate, crop) prepare for crops Work the soil cultivate the land — verb move into or onto work the raisins into the dough the student worked a few jokes into his presentation work the body onto the flatbed truck — verb gratify and charm, usually in order to influence the political candidate worked the crowds — verb operate in or through Work the phones — verb cause to operate or function This pilot works the controls Can you work an electric drill? — verb provoke or excite The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy — verb behave in a certain way when handled This dough does not work easily The soft metal works well — verb arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times — verb (= ferment) cause to undergo fermentation We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats — noun (= oeuvre) the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre Picasso's work can be divided into periods — verb (= exploit) use or manipulate to one's advantage He exploit the new taxation system She knows how to work the system he works his parents for sympathy — verb (= knead) make uniform knead dough work the clay until it is soft — verb (= influence) have and exert influence or effect The artist's work influenced the young painter She worked on her friends to support the political candidate — verb (= shape, form, mold, mould) make something, usually for a specific function She molded the rice balls carefully Form cylinders from the dough shape a figure Work the metal into a sword — verb (= sour, turn) go sour or spoil The milk has soured The wine worked The cream has turned--we have to throw it out — verb (= solve, work out) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of did you solve the problem? Work out your problems with the boss this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out did you get it? Did you get my meaning? He could not work the math problem

Synonyms work synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as work?

work English » English

job labor labour operate function task act employment do business toil occupation make action run deed duty operation activity effort serve go perform use forge production move doing working service profession produce do work composition performance opus affair works play form ferment exploit exercise cultivate creation cause workplace work out study process

Topics work topics

What do people use work to talk about?
Grammar General words

Do
Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Salvation

Work and occupation
Work and occupation

Work
Work and occupation Work Method

Effective
Work and occupation

Occupation
Work and occupation Tool

Machine
Daily life Clothing

Clothes for special occasions
Work and occupation Occupation Working with minerals

Working with metal
Social behavior Relationships Types of people

Working relationship
Work and occupation Work Method

Work poorly
Work and occupation Work

Unemployed, not working
Work and occupation Business organization

Work for someone
Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Remove, take apart
States Big Weigh

Light in weight
Person Body condition

Tired
Language and thought Think Learn

Solve
Language and thought Want

Influence
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Dislike
Language and thought Teach

Answer in a test
Social behavior

Relationships
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Exercise
Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Do evil to
Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Cooperate with
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Fight for something good
Social behavior Religion Miracle, supernatural power

Sorcery
Work and occupation Work

Method

  • What words refer to the way in which a person works?
    work style
Work and occupation Work Method

Work well
Work and occupation Work Method Work well

Work hard
Work and occupation Occupation Crafts

Working with leather
Work and occupation Occupation Working with machines

Working with electricity
States Quantity Count

Mathematics
States Quality Good Right, proper

Compatible

Conjugation work conjugation

How do you conjugate work?

work · verb

Examples work examples

How do I use work in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must work more.
You were late for work.
You must consider what kind of work you want to do.
I'm afraid you have to work overtime.
There is nothing like a glass of beer after a whole day's work.
Hard work has brought him success.
I'll finish the work in a week or less.
If you are to succeed, you must work hard.
The television doesn't work.
The work will take anywhere from two to three weeks.
This room is pleasant to work in.
These men are used to hard work.
This hard work has made me very tired.
You must do work.
For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.
It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.
I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour.
Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations at home.
Do you have work experience?
Why did you wake me up to tell me something that big? Now, I'll never be able to concentrate on my work!
Who does not work, also does not have the right to eat.
He who does not work does not have the right to eat.
Her garden is a work of art.
Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or a picture or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
Does it also work without registration?
I work even on Sunday.
You told her that you had finished the work three days before.
It's easier to have fun than to work.
You should work hard.
You work too hard.

Movie subtitles

I wonder if it would work on me?
The work ethic, which you obviously all have.
I think it's time we leave these two to their work.
Your focus needs to be on our work.
Your Bible doesn't work.
Well of course that didn't work.
That I was wrong, and I'm gonna stay here and stick to my work!
We must all work in pairs. Remember?
That the universe doesn't work the way we were told!
You have all done the most amazing work on your missions.
Because they will not work against his. voodoo power!
With the nearest star 400 trillion kilometres away, our current technology could get us there in, say, 1 00,000 years, so travelling to see an alien civilisation clearly isn't going to work.
Then. do you really think this plan is going to work?
Let's work together.
Kapteyn began enthusiastically and it took him several years to finish the work.
This huge work became known as the Cape Photographic Durchmusterung.
It you did not want to do that, you had to work in Germany.
Henk received an invitation from Prof. Oort, the director of the Leiden Observatory, to come and work with him for a few months.
On March 10, 1950 a year and a half worth of work was lost.
In the end of 1950 he came to work at the Dutch Foundation for Radio-emission from the Sun and the Milky Way Galaxy.
I have more important work for you.
You'll be able to work faster.
I'll find work as a nurse or as a maid.
We're trying to build trust with tribes loyal to our country but the encampment policy, which was adopted against the army's advice and gave you land that belonged to the Arabs, is turning the tribes against us and undermining our work.
What work? We're the workers here, not you or them.
They work for us now.
You work your own brothers like slaves?
We tried tunnels, but that didn't work, so we tried unmanned drones.
But. that didn't work either.
Frankie. Nice work, kid.
Keep up the good work, kid. Hey, man, yo, uh, right here.
Now, I need you to get to work.
You just find a way to make it work despite whatever comes up. Hey, Lydia.
This isn't going to work. What do you want me to do?
I've told the cleaner to help me wipe off the coffee stain. He takes so much pride in his work and I can't deal a blow to his enthusiasm. Looks like as you age, your memory will worsen, isn't that right?
Within the next month, she will replace King Lee Jae Ha and carry out associate work.
Because of his age, he shouldn't work outside the office.
The truth. Honestly, that kid's truth isn't the important thing, Then. do you really think this plan is going to work?
That shaman. should come out for work today.
AND THEY ARE GONNA WORK.
WE WORK TOGETHER. IT'S NOTHING.

News and current affairs

Berlin today is vibrant and rejuvenated, rebuilt by the German peoples' hard work and sacrifice to unify the country, and an apt setting for the conference of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), which I was there to attend.
Those civil rights initiatives on the part of NATO reflect the increasingly workmanlike way that Russia, Europe, and America now work out their disagreements.
For the really hard work is only now beginning: dealing with all the internal practical and political problems that these enlargements will bring, as well as reckoning with countries in the membership waiting rooms, in particular Russia.
Now the key is to make this effort work.
Work on its renewal is due to start now, with the completed project ready in 2013.
Simply restricting the practice of land clearing probably would not work, since farm families and communities would face a strong temptation to evade legal limits.
It will subordinate all who really do work - traders, warriors, journalists, and others - to party ideologues whose sole job is to search for enemies.
But that doesn't mean that it won't work, at least for a time.
It makes much more sense to tax things that are bad, like pollution, than things that are good, like savings and work.
Such systems cannot work, because they eliminate the capital market as the economic system's main steering mechanism.
At the same time, the international community should work to improve the availability and effectiveness of official development assistance.
To resist these powerful pressures, fiscal councils will need to have their work audited periodically by international agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, both to protect their independence and to promote accountability.
Much less work has been devoted to adaptation.
This work is based on standard scenarios, and carries the typical caveats of predictions far into the future.
The recently created European Banking Authority has only limited powers over national supervisors, whose daily work is guided mainly by national considerations.
The single most important driver of deficit growth is weak tax revenues, owing to poor economic performance; the single best remedy would be to put America back to work.
Tax reform, however, can provide spur retraining and maintain incentives to work, even while fixing gaping fiscal holes.
To arrive at an informed answer, we need to work out how the planet will look in 2100 if we invest different amounts in adaptation and carbon cuts.
Certainly, it mollifies China's leaders, offering them a stronger incentive to continue to work within the existing international monetary regime.
Some people argue that deterrence does not work in cyberspace, owing to the difficulties of attribution.
The current approach - concentrating only on the financing needs and fiscal adjustment in 2010, and leaving all the hard choices for later - will not work.

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